Have you ever considered what it must have been like for Adam and Eve to walk and talk with God in the Garden of Eden? Have you thought of the things you would say to God if you were to hear His footsteps today? What Christian hasn’t experienced a pang of jealousy when he reads…
Monday December 10, 2007 December GiveawayToday is your last chance to sign up to win the Modern Parables DVD set. The Arrogance of ErrorPhil Johnson lets Spurgeon answer “Is it more “arrogant” to defend orthodoxy, or to tear it down?” Designer CatsWhat a world we live in when people can order a $28,000 hypoallergenic cat…
On Friday evening the menfolk and womenfolk of this household went separate ways. I took my son upstairs and he and I continued playing a computer game he enjoys, saving the world from tyranny. We were sure that this was much more important than what the ladies were doing. Aileen and the girls stayed downstairs…
I do not know too many serious students of the Bible who do not wish, at one time or another, that they were proficient at Greek (or more proficient at Greek). But few of us have had time or opportunity to study the language in a formal, academic setting. Basic Greek and Exegesis by Richard…
It has been a while since I cracked open the Feedback Files. While I receive a lot of questions through this site, probably the most common have to do with blogging. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve made several promises that I would soon write an article suggesting some things to consider when beginning…
Friday December 7, 2007 How Can I Pray For You?Don Whitney discusses how important a question this can be. CalledUnashamed Workman has a list of four things prospective preachers may need in order to begin preaching. What’s Your Theology?Sam Storms answers this question, bringing near-complete transparency to what he believes about a wide variety of…
Today we continue reading the classics together by turning to the second chapter of John Owen’s Overcoming Sin and Temptation. If you’d like to know more about this project, you can read about it right here: Reading Classics Together. For a couple of years I met every Friday morning with a group of friends and…
Thursday December 6, 2007 The Five Points of CriticismMark Dever says, “Because of some of my own mistakes, and reflections on them, I offer the following suggestions on how to give godly criticism.” Heating up in BaliTed at the Boundless Blog shakes his head at the 100,000 tons of CO2 and pollutants that will be…
A few notes of varying interest and importance: Prime Time America During the week of December 31 – January 4 I’m scheduled to guest on Moody Radio’s Prime Time America with Greg Wheatley. We’ll be discussing The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment and all things related to spiritual discernment. We’ll be carrying on the discussion for…
Last week I wrote a brief article about apostasy and heresy and concluded with a portion that dealt with the difference between dialog and controversy. I quoted an article written by David Samuel. He dealt with this same subject and said I think this explains the ease with which many in recent years have been…
Wednesday December 5, 2007 Prince Caspian TrailerJust as we begin reading through the book as a family, the theatrical trailer for Prince Caspian has been released. Rejoice! The Brotherhood of SonsRussell Moore writes about “What Some Rude Questions About Adoption Taught Me About the Gospel of Christ.” It’s a great read! PaperspinePaperspine is a new…
Last week I posted an article written by my mother, Barbara: Tears at Thanksgiving. It seems that people enjoyed it and I received plenty of requests to post more by mom. I’m glad to comply! Here is something she posted a few days ago for the family’s benefit. And we’re glad to share it with…
We had a busy week over at Discerning Reader and I thought I’d fill you in one some of the new reviews you can find there. Along with my review of Thabiti Anyabwile’s The Decline of African American Theology (which I posted here yesterday), I’ve also added a review of Edward Gilbreath’s Reconciliation Blues. Both…
Tuesday December 4, 2007 Mohler on the Golden CompassDr. Mohler does a stellar job of summarizing “The Golden Compass” and letting us know what the controversy is all about. “This is not just any fantasy trilogy or film project. Philip Pullman has an agenda — an agenda about as subtle as an army tank. His…
This is going to be the last of the “Great Giveaways” for 2007. Over the past four months I’ve been able to give away books, Bibles, CDs and all sorts of good things. We’ll be closing out the year on a high note here, with giving away the Modern Parables DVD set. The Sponsor This…
Thabiti Anyabwile’s new book is one where the title really says it all: “The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity.” This is a book that traces the sad decline of the broad stream of African American theology from its orthodox past to its increasingly unorthodox, irrelevant present. The book makes…
Monday December 3, 2007 8 Ways to Get More Out of Your BibleMark Altrogge offers eight great tips for getting more out of the time you spend reading your Bible. Revising the RevisionistsDr. Mohler has some commentary on a new article show that the Gospel of Judas was deliberately mis-translated in order to stir controversy.…
I was raised as part of a Christian tradition that did not place a lot of emphasis on the religious component of the Christmas season. Christmas was a time for family and for friends and for being grateful for all the blessings given us by God, but did not include a lot of distinctly Christian…
Yesterday I posted a brief reflection on the nineteenth chapter of Acts—a portion of Scripture that has often struck me as a hilarious commentary on human nature. Earlier this week, as I was reading through Phillip Ryken’s commentary on 1 Timothy, I found some thoughts he wrote about this portion of Scripture and immediately marked…